Volume 1 Chapter 600

Chapter 600: Kanor: I Understand What Teacher Lolth Has Assigned!

After hearing their colleague’s report, the members of the Heretic Tribunal in gray robes fell into deep thought.

Clearly, they all had their own judgments…

This must have been done by someone inside the Church.

Right now, with the Pope changing, although the factions of The Church of Light were battling each other more fiercely than ever, it was indeed a good time for "infiltration"…

But even with infiltration, no one would choose to cause trouble in The Church of Light at this time!

Unless someone was like the people from the Wizard Association, who had clearly made some secret deals with certain factions…

Otherwise, it would be impossible to succeed!

Especially since even the people from the Wizard Association operated in the shadows, not like the two "mysterious women" who caused chaos everywhere, afraid that they wouldn’t be noticed.

At times like this, the ongoing "struggles" between factions made them even more sensitive to outside troublemakers!

Because capturing such outsiders…

Without a doubt, was a great achievement!

It greatly benefited the reputation of the papal candidate supported by their own faction!

So, from this perspective…

Infiltrating The Church of Light was a good choice, but if they caused trouble and provoked the authority of The Church of Light…

This was definitely the worst time.

So, it was very clear…

The people from the Heretic Tribunal concluded that this was likely the work of a faction within The Church of Light!

This was why the members of the purple-robed Heretic Tribunal said that after entering the "Holy Capital," they could further determine the other’s "background."

Because these actions on the outskirts were just about "gaining reputation."

Whether they continued to cause trouble or "got caught," they would definitely have contact with the faction they belonged to…

After all, they could not create a perfect plan!

There was no such thing as a flawless scheme in the world; no matter how precise or careful a plan was, as long as there was a "goal," there would be flaws.

Of course, the people of the Heretic Tribunal believed that this group of mysterious individuals was from within The Church of Light, and this conclusion was based not only on the other’s "motives."

At the same time, they also confirmed this point through the "methods" and the patterns summarized from those reports.

Although the other party used means that were not limited to the power of Holy Light…

Both magic and ancient alchemical creations could be simulated through external objects.

In other words, although these two people initially tried very hard to confuse the truth, they used a lot of elemental magic, alchemy, and creations that belonged to extraordinary powers not associated with the church.

However… all the eyewitness reports and on-site investigations…

The final conclusion was that except for the power of Holy Light, most of it was not "personally" used by them.

Furthermore, it was already very difficult to "borrow" the power of Holy Light…

Moreover, the testimonies of those bishops all included that one of the little girls directly used the "power of Holy Light."

And the power of Holy Light that can suppress ordinary bishops…

The members of the Heretic Tribunal did not believe that an ordinary outsider, who had never come into contact with the power of Holy Light, could achieve this.

So they speculated that these seemingly "mysterious" individuals might even be high-ranking figures pretending to be from the church.

However, the more they thought about it, the harder it became to verify.

Since the other party dared to act, it meant they were not afraid of the church investigating through exclusion.

They at the Heretic Tribunal could create entirely fictitious identities of churches and bishops, like the fake identity "Bishop Nai" that the Lord Director currently used.

So, for a Privy Bishop’s subordinate, the captain of the sanctuary knights, to cover up someone’s identity, could it really be that difficult?

At least for the short term, they would not achieve any results!

This also meant…

"We can only focus on their actions themselves…"

The members of the Heretic Tribunal found it quite tricky.

But feeling tricky was one thing.

After all, this was their job.

Nowadays, the Lord Director wanted to rise to the position of Pope, and with the Holy Maiden in the spotlight, it served as a "distraction" for the Lord Director’s true purpose…

They needed to eliminate some uncertainties even more.

"Anyway, thank you to all my colleagues for the information… Next, we will intensify our search around the Papal State and the Holy Capital!"

"Once the enemy appears or makes a move, we will do everything we can to capture them!"

A few gray-robed figures said seriously.

"Understood, next we will also continue to focus on investigating the infiltration of external forces… In the Papal State and within the Holy Empire, any ‘alchemical creations’ are strictly forbidden, and any ancient alchemical creations found will be destroyed, so these ancient alchemical creations must be from outside!"

"We will start the investigation… The characteristics of that ancient alchemical creation are very obvious, and its power is very strong… It should not be hard to find out which ruin it belongs to."

The person in the purple robe said the same.

After exchanging "information," the members of the Heretic Tribunal on both sides naturally had new action plans.

They operated in small groups or teams and did not contact their colleagues or superiors often to stay hidden, so many times, intelligence workers had strong "autonomy."

The members of the Heretic Tribunal were the same.

So, at that moment, they fully utilized their usual autonomy and determined their next course of action.

These…

Although Lolth was unaware, it was within Kanor’s expectations.

"The Director of the Heretic Tribunal saved the Lady of Light…"

In the Papal State, Lalea looked at the notice board and carefully read the announcement, showing a serious expression.

"Hey, little sister Kanor… If I remember correctly, the Lady of Light was caught by your teacher, right?"

She looked at Kanor, feeling that things were not good.

"Yes, to be more precise, she wasn’t caught… it was my master’s clever plan that made her come to us willingly."

Kanor said humbly.

Although, in a way, it was really her actions that made the Lady of Light stay in Hillenbrand Town…

There was no need to explain all these reasons in detail to Lalea.

After all, even though it was her trick that made the Lady of Light eat the Abyss Daydream Fruit and fall asleep at the most critical moment…

The Lady of Light would still come to Hillenbrand Town and fight fiercely with Master Lolth…

Obviously, the reason was all because of Master Lolth’s schemes!

Lalea heard Kanor’s answer and felt quite worried.

"Now that the Lady of Light has returned to the Church of Light’s territory, does that mean…"

Lalea hesitated to finish her sentence.

Clearly, she remembered the strong Holy Light waves that had come from Hillenbrand Town before.

It was enough for her to sense something was wrong.

Kanor glanced at her and naturally thought of the "chaotic" and high-level presence she felt a few days ago.

"There’s no way."

Kanor said calmly.

"You do not understand how scary Hillenbrand Town really is."

"A mere director of the Heretic Tribunal of the Church of Light… at most, he is just a weak demi-god. Even if his rank is high, without Teacher Lolth in Hillenbrand Town…"

"He cannot create any waves."

"If it were Master Lolth in Hillenbrand Town, that would be different—after all, Teacher Lolth might still want to let the Lady of Light go."

"But Teacher Lolth is indeed not in Hillenbrand Town."

"Others will not make decisions for Teacher Lolth and let the Lady of Light go."

"In my opinion, this Director of the Heretic Tribunal may not have even gone to Hillenbrand Town… otherwise, he might not come back himself."

As Kanor said this, Lalea was stunned.

Coming from the United Kingdom of South Sotua and being a princess, she had seen her fair share of scheming and underhanded tricks since she was young.

So, Lalea’s mind was very active, and when she heard Kanor say this, she instantly understood her meaning.

"So… are you saying…?"

"This Lady of Light is a fake?"

Kanor nodded slightly.

"Of course," she gently bit her finger, "as a ‘divinely favored’, during her time, the Lady of Light’s name and appearance were carefully hidden secrets… Don’t you think it’s very convenient to pretend to be someone that no one really knows about, especially when the Pope can’t act normally?"

Then, Kanor continued, "Especially if the person trying to impersonate her is controlled by the Director of the Heretic Tribunal, then it becomes even easier."

"Because the one who is best at identifying heretics in the entire Church of Light is the director of the Heretic Tribunal!"

As Kanor said this, Lalea was extremely shocked.

"So, if what you say is true… the Director of the Heretic Tribunal… is taking such a big risk around the time of the election, their intentions must be very significant…"

She murmured, looking at the notice.

The recent "Lady of Light" actually had many different activities.

The purpose of this Director of the Heretic Tribunal was quite clear!

"Does he want to be the Pope?"

Lalea couldn’t help but ask.

"It seems so; after all, saving the Lady of Light is no small ‘achievement’," Kanor said with a shrug. "If nothing unexpected happens, this Director of the Heretic Tribunal… should have quite an advantage."

"So, no matter who Teacher Lolth is pretending to be, she should be our biggest enemy."

Kanor said seriously.

Yes… Kanor actually did not know what identity Lolth was pretending to have within The Church of Light!

That day, when she was asking Carpenter about Teacher Lolth, Carpenter kept referring to her as "that important person"!

Kanor instinctively thought that Teacher Lolth must be replacing some cardinal in red robes!

From a "reasonable" point of view, this was the safest approach.

After all, the Heretic Tribunal and the Succubus clan did not seem to get along well!

Moreover… what if Teacher Lolth sneaked into the Heretic Tribunal…

Who would she pretend to be?

The only mysterious and hard-to-impersonate person in the entire Heretic Tribunal was the director of the Heretic Tribunal!

The current director of the Heretic Tribunal was even more mysterious than the Lady of Light!

If someone pretended to be one of his subordinates, they could easily get caught.

But pretending to be the director of the Heretic Tribunal…

This sounded too troublesome!

Teacher Lolth did not seem like someone who would take the initiative to impersonate such an important person…

For her, it was both meaningless and unnecessary.

Although Kanor did not know what Teacher Lolth was doing at The Church of Light with Sister Dorothy, after investigating the Giloviev Church matter in the past few days, she was sure…

Teacher Lolth seemed to plan to solve all of Sister Dorothy’s "leftover problems" at once.

For the same reason, Kanor also did not think Master Lolth would actively plan to find someone to impersonate the Lady of Light to create excitement for the Heretic Tribunal and the Lady of Light faction—of course, if it really was Master Lolth, then there would be no need to impersonate…

But in any case, Teacher Lolth would never care so much about the position of the Pope.

Unless becoming Pope had a special temptation for her, like a set of rare and brand-new recipes or something…

But Kanor had never heard of The Church of Light having such a thing!

Even their exclusive communion was an open recipe!

So, although Kanor briefly wondered if her master could have replaced the Director of the Heretic Tribunal who went to Hillenbrand Town with herself…

She ultimately gave up that guess.

With Master Lolth’s low-key and behind-the-scenes nature, she was probably wandering and eating in the Holy Capital, hiding among a group of cardinals, stirring trouble and plotting in secret…

Who knows, her goal might be to stop the Director of the Heretic Tribunal from becoming the Pope!

Because throughout history, the Directors of the Heretic Tribunal had always had the strongest stance against other races!

Although Kanor didn’t know how much her master liked to slack off, she hoped the Holy Alliance would continue to keep this point in mind; Kanor understood that much.

If the Director of the Heretic Tribunal became Pope, the whole of The Church of Light would surely actively participate in the alliance against the Abyssal Demon…

So, to sum it up…

Kanor finally felt that everything seemed a bit clearer!

She seemed to have finally grasped some of Master Lolth’s thoughts left within The Church of Light! And she found clues of Master Lolth’s activities!

"Anyway, it would be right to disrupt the activities of the Heretic Tribunal as much as possible!"

"Even if Master Lolth didn’t target them on purpose… as the side with the most advantage now, it would be right to create some chaos and suppress them a bit!"

Kanor thought of this, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Lalea.

"I know how we should act."

As she said this, Lalea tilted her head.

"Kanor, my captain, where do you think we should go to set things on fire next?"

"The stronghold of the Heretic Tribunal—no matter what, let’s capture a few members of the Heretic Tribunal so that this director and the other factions will know…"

"Someone is targeting them."